Eliot and I just spent two days in Denver visiting Mary Cutrell West, her husband Chris, and their almost seven-year-old son Christopher. This visit was long overdue since we haven’t seen Mary in eight years. She was a nanny for Whitney from the age of nine to sometime before her Bat Mitzvah. Mary was more like a big sister to Whitney. Mary replaced Theresa Ferreira who was with Whitney from seven days old till nine. Then Theresa worked at our PR agency.
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Anyone who has ever used a tripod with a smartphone knows that you also need the companion smartphone case to wrap around the device in order to hold everything in place. That was very limiting because you couldn’t use other cases that featured additional power, waterproof designs, and more rugged exteriors.
For everyone who loves their Roku living room streaming-video box, I have big news. Actually it was all over the news today. The new Roku 3 has features you will really want to know about. The best video explanation comes from Walt Mossberg of AllThingsD. Click here for The Wall Street Journal channel video.
The two most important features are an easier navigation system and an earphone jack located right in the remote control for private listening. Mossberg points out he can finally go on his noisy treadmill, which usually drowns out the sound of the TV, and hear better, clearer sound. In addition, no one else in the house is now disturbed by the high volume of his TV programs.
I find Google to be one of the most fascinating companies ever. I am about to take an online course to learn about all their offerings. Maybe you know more than I do, so please share what you know in a Comment below.
I recently visited an office in downtown Manhattan called an incubator. That means the space is being used by entrepreneurs to develop new products or services. The office is being financially supported by big money people who pay all the expenses while the concept is in the research and development stage. When the product or service comes to market, the money people take their fair share of the profits.
Since I never did well at Trivial Pursuit, what I am about to tell you doesn’t bother me at all. The traditional role of the grandparent dispensing advice to their children’s children is disappearing. For centuries grandchildren turned to their grandparents for advice on everything. Not anymore. So I’m off the hook. It looks like I won’t be on the spot to cough up information for my future grandchildren.
I have been feeling very jumpy lately. I am talking about that nervous feeling, the kind that makes me on edge periodically during the day. There is nothing going on to cause this feeling. I am manufacturing it. I have been doing it my whole life.
There have been long stretches when this doesn’t happen. It usually occurs when there are fewer demands in my life. I know you may be questioning my last statement because my work is constantly filled with daily demands. Those demands are not as intense as caring for an ailing parent, dealing with troubled children, having health issues, or financial challenges. When those situations occur, I find my inner strength and focus on my responsibilities.
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I thought we needed a little inspiration today. It started out with a big boom outside our window on East 62nd Street. Eliot was in the other room when I heard him yell out, “Someone got hit by a car.” I quickly looked outside our window. I looked down. Ten floors below, I saw a woman was pinned under a car, with only her head sticking out. The man driving the car was standing next to her in shock. Within 15 seconds a fire engine showed up, follow by police cars, ambulances, and more fire trucks. The first responders went into action. They tried to lift the car off her but minutes later a rescue team showed up with some sort of a hand lift and yanked it up. She was immediately freed, covered, strapped onto a board, picked up on a gurney, and swiftly wheeled into the ambulance. The siren wailed, and off they went.
Several times over the years, doctor friends of mine have expressed interest about consulting with patients over the Internet. They knew I was professionally involved in the Internet, so we decided to collaborate.
The patients loved it. They could get immediate attention without ever leaving their homes. Some patients were half way around the world when they emailed my medical friends with medication questions, sudden illnesses they needed advice on, and urgent background information required for additional travel plans. Continue reading
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